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Genre: Literary Fiction • Family Drama • Mystery • Contemporary Fiction Published: 2022 Standalone: Yes Romance: Not romance-focused Spice: Not a selling point 🥡 Synopsis The Chao family has run a popular Chinese restaurant in a small Wisconsin town for decades. To outsiders, they appear successful and respectable—but inside the family, there’s resentment, rivalry, secrets, and years of tension. When the domineering family patriarch, Leo Chao, is found dead, suspicion falls on his three sons. What follows is part murder mystery, courtroom drama, and complicated family saga, revealing what was really happening behind the restaurant’s doors. 🔪 The vibe This is more literary family drama with a murder mystery at its center than a fast-paced thriller. It digs into family expectations, identity, racism, sibling relationships, ambition, and the darker side of the American Dream.